The war in Ukraine is, let’s admit it, weird. Russian citizens can, at least theoretically, travel to Ukraine for business or pleasure, though now — only since June — they need visas. The belligerents are parties to a recent deal ensuring safe grain exports. Russian gas keeps flowing to Europe through Ukraine’s pipeline system, albeit in reduced volumes. Countries that ...

Spirit Airlines Inc is now dancing with only one suitor. A high-stakes shareholder vote over the low-cost carrier’s proposed merger with Frontier Group Holdings Inc appeared to come down to the wire, with Spirit pausing the proceedings at midday to allow for a few extra hours of negotiations. In the end, despite the additional time and four earlier delays in ...

  For a market that has typically been seen as concentrating on the future, investors can sometimes take a surprisingly backward view. Consider their upbeat reaction to Alphabet Inc’s earnings, reflected in the stock’s 5% jump on July 27. As encouraging as it might be that second-quarter revenue came close to what analysts expected — although the 13% growth rate ...